Russia again cuts natural gas exports to European countries
By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — Russia has reduced natural gas to Europe again as countries have worked to ease their dependence on…
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China defends ‘zero-COVID’ after US envoy warns of costs
BEIJING (AP) — China is defending its tough “zero-COVID” policy after the U.S. ambassador said it is causing serious damage to the global…
Continue Reading UK govt orders Julian Assange’s extradition; appeal planned
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government on Friday ordered the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Why is China denying Hong Kong was a UK colony?
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Hong Kong is preparing to introduce new middle school textbooks that will deny the Chinese…
Continue Reading Philippine militants accused of beheading tourists surrender
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine security officials say two long-wanted Abu Sayyaf militant commanders accused…
Continue Reading Leaders meet in Madrid to mark world day to fight drought
MADRID (AP) — Politicians and experts are meeting in Madrid to mark World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. The half-day meeting will be…
Continue Reading Australian minister visits Solomons to counter China
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s new foreign minister has visited the Solomon Islands to assure the South…
Continue Reading Residents say China used health tracker for crowd control
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Angry bank customers were travelling to a central China city to try and retrieve their…
Continue Reading Ukraine gets possible path to EU, aid pledges from Britain
By DAVID KEYTON, JOHN LEICESTER and EFREM LUKATSKY Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The European Union’s executive arm recommended putting…
Continue Reading UK’s Gatwick cuts summer flights as airports struggle
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Gatwick Airport has slashed its number of daily flights over the summer because of staff shortages. It comes as the…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: The scandal engulfing South Africa’s president
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa could face criminal charges and is already…
Continue Reading Malaysia lawyers protest probe of judge who convicted ex-PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Hundreds of Malaysian lawyers have staged a protest to condemn the anti-graft agency’s probe of a senior judge who…
Continue Reading Protests rage over India’s new military recruitment policy
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Hundreds of youths in India have burned train coaches, vandalized railroad property and blocked…
Continue Reading Europe wilts under early heat wave from Med to North Sea
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A blanket of hot air stretching from the Mediterranean to the North Sea is bringing much of Western…
Continue Reading Japan’s Zipair changes logo to nix perception of Russia link
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese low-cost carrier Zipair is changing the design on its tail from the letter “Z,” which resembles the symbol on Russian…
Continue Reading Al Jazeera releases image of bullet it says killed reporter
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Al Jazeera news network has published an image of the bullet that it says killed its veteran reporter Shireen Abu Akleh. She…
Continue Reading As Po dries up, Italy’s food and energy supplies are at risk
By PAOLO SANTALUCIA Associated Press BORETTO, Italy (AP) — Water is so low in large stretches of Italy’s largest river that local residents…
Continue Reading Amid Ukraine’s war, a farmer takes comfort in her snails
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press VERESNYA, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian farmer was living a quiet life with the quietest of creatures: snails…
Continue Reading Stocks eke out a gain but still mark worst week since 2020
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and STAN CHOE AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks ended another bumpy day mostly higher on Wall Street but still wound…
Continue Reading WTO ministers reach deals on fisheries, food, COVID vaccines
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — World Trade Organization members have reached a string of deals and commitments aimed to limit…
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